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Children taking part in craft activities. Children taking part in craft activities.

© Andy Brown

© Andy Brown

Family Activity: Thaumatropes

Fri 5 April 2024 , 12pm-3pm

Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet

Before TVs and TikTok, children had to make their own moving pictures and special effects using just paper and pencils and string! Try your hand at this Victorian craft – and find out how it helped scientists understand how our eyes work.

 

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Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet

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